"round building," 1680s, from Italian rotonda, especially the Pantheon, from noun use of Latin rotunda, fem. of rotundus "round" (see rotund). Meaning "circular hall or room within a building" is from 1780.
实用例句
1. The Capitol at Washington has a large rotunda.
华盛顿的国会大厦有一圆形大厅.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. The Baptistery is a stately rotunda, of huge dimensions, and was a costly structure.
浸礼堂, 是个面积巨大的圆厅, 也是座豪华的建筑.来自辞典例句
3. The vast rotunda space can hold eight million books.
巨大的圆形大厅可容纳800万册藏书.来自互联网
4. The last such use of the Capitol rotunda was for former President Ronald Reagan in 2004.
至今为止,最后一次使用国会大厦圆形大厅的是在2004年安放了前任总统里根的遗体.来自互联网
5. Former President Gerald R . Ford's body lies in state at the Capital Rotunda in Washington.
